Fortified – Madeira (a quick overview)
I spent so long on the last post discussing Port that I ran out of time to talk about Madeira. So this brief (I promise) post gives a quick overview of the other great fortified wine from Portugal. Only made on the island of Madeira, the wines are fortified (during fermentation in the case of higher quality wines, post maturation for the cheaper products which are effectively just sweetened and coloured). Where Madeira differs so much from other fortified…